The trouble with gangs.(study shows gang members commit more crime than non-members)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: January 16, 1999 | Copyright information

Crime

CHICAGO

DO GANG members really commit more crimes than youths who grow up in similar circumstances but do not join one? In short, yes, overwhelmingly. A study sponsored by the Department of Justice* examined criminal behaviour among youths who were and were not in gangs in Denver, Aurora (a large suburb of Denver), Broward County, Florida, and Cleveland, Ohio. When the gang and non-gang samples are matched for age, race, education and other personal characteristics, the statistics suggest that gang members are more likely to sell drugs, assault innocent folk, steal ...

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